Sam,
Thanks for your querry and to Jeff for alerting me to your post. Yes I am on this board. And thanks to Ken Little for kindly posting a photo of my car and, again, for the amazing documentation he did of my supercharging project on his 'Shades of Blue' webpage.
Well, the news is I'm inching towards parting with my beloved M5. It's unique, it's a head-turner, it's a performer, but the reality is I hardly drive it. What I do drive is my 355 Ferrari Spider on sunny days, my knock about Jeep in the rain, and my bike. In fact, I ride my bike more than all the driving combined.
Here's a list of info on the car. I'm in no rush to sell and don't need the money for another car, a holiday, or a face lift. But I have told a few people if I was offered $40K Canadian by a true enthusiast I'd probably let it go.
Cheers,
Paul Shaw, alias Samson
rshaw1@shaw.ca
M5 Information List
-- Rare + highly desired color AVUS BLUE in Showroom condition
-- Off-white leather upholstry
-- Last hand built BMW M5 series
-- 45K kilometers or 26K miles
-- Several Upgrades to bring car closer to 93-95 Euro Spec Version (see below)
-- 351 HP (vs. 311 Stock) and 311 ft/lbs Torque (vs. 268 ft/lbs Stock)
-- Major servicing done recently ($1000), all belts, valve adjustments etc.
Changes/Upgrades to My Particular 93 E34 M5 Cost ($ Canadian)
Alpine CD Changer 6-Disc with Remote
632
M-Parallel Wheels – 9” on front, 10” on rear
($4000cdn)
Top Performing Bridgestone Potenza S03 Tires
235/40/18 on front, 265/40/18 rears
($1700cdn)
M-tech spoiler ($1200cdn)
Dinan Exhaust Cam Sprocket ($1591cdn)
Jim Conforti Chip ($350cdn)
Emmingen Short Shift ($570cdn)
Metal Pedal Kit ($180cdn)
Total ($10,223cdn)
Notable Changes/Upgrades to 93 E34M5 in North America vs. Earlier 90-92 E34M5s
-- Rear axle ratio changed from 3.91 to 3.73 for better fuel economy (92 onwards)
-- Reduced clutch pedal effort (92 onwards)
-- Door sill platres updated (92 onwards)
-- ZF Servotronic (vehicle speed sensitive)power sterring in place of engine-speed sensitive version (92 onwards)
-- M system II “throwing star” wheel covers replace “turbine” wheels (93)
-- M-technic side rear-view mirrors replace regular 5 series versions (93)
-- Shadowline exterior trim in palce of chrome (93)
-- Front exterior door handles embossed with “BMW Motorsport” text (93)
-- Bird’s eye maple wood trim added in gray or black stain (93)
-- M tri-color stitching added to the steering wheel rim
-- Avus blue metallic, Lagoon Green, Brilliant Red + Mugello Red as new colors